Journal profile · Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Mathematical Population Studies
ISSN 0889-8480 · eISSN 1547-724X · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1988
Mathematical Population Studies: CAS Zone 2 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.24; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 289 days (first decision after review, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 15 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Mathematical Population Studies is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 2 of Mathematics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management, Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 27.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Mathematical Population Studies has been selected for the Social Sciences Citation Index, Science Citation Index Expanded, CC/Social & Behavioral Sciences, and the CompuMath Citation Index. Mathematical Population Studies publishes carefully selected research papers in the mathematical and statistical study of populations. The journal is strongly interdisciplinary and invites contributions by mathematicians, demographers, (bio)statisticians, sociologists, economists, biologists, epidemiologists, actuaries, geographers, and others who are interested in the mathematical formulation of population-related questions. The scope covers both theoretical and empirical work. Manuscripts should be sent to Manuscript central for review. The editor-in-chief has final say on the suitability for publication. Peer Review Policy: All review papers in this journal have undergone editorial screening and peer review.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Editor-in-chief Fabio Augusto MilnerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 33%); most named Mainland China 1, United States 1, Indonesia 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk ManagementSocial Sciences13%
- Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology ModelsMedicine8.2%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.6%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering6.6%
- Global Health Care IssuesHealth Professions6%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science5.7%
- demographic modeling and climate adaptationDecision Sciences4.4%
- COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematics4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Mathematics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Demography | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Demography | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Demography | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePubMedMathSciNetzbMATHCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, EBSCOhost Academic Search Alumni Edition, Elsevier BV GEOBASE, Gale Academic OneFile, Statistical Theory and Method Abstracts (CD-ROM)
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.24LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.46Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.99Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 184OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 14,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 623 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 23 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 25 |
| 2022 | 11 | 1 | 80 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 82 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
289 daysfirst decision after review · community reports over 12 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 17%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 273 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 289 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Mathematical Population Studies is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverabi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer Review Policy: All review papers in this journal have undergone editorial screening and peer review. Model summary
Peer Review Policy: All review papers in this journal have undergone editorial screening and peer review.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1988
- ISSN
- 0889-8480
- Electronic ISSN
- 1547-724X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 33, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Mathematical Population Studies
What CAS zone is Mathematical Population Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Mathematical Population Studies is in Zone 2 of Mathematics, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications / Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods / Statistics & Probability / Demography. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Mathematics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Mathematical Population Studies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.24; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 38.
How long does peer review take at Mathematical Population Studies?
The publisher reports about 289 days (first decision after review); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 17%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Mathematical Population Studies based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 33%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (1), United States (1) and Indonesia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Mathematical Population Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Mathematical Population Studies is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PubMed, MathSciNet, zbMATH and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Mathematical Population Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Mathematical Population Studies is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .